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Table Of Contents
- vCloud Suite Architecture Overview and Use Cases
- Contents
- About this book
- Introduction to vCloud Suite
- Architecture Overview
- Conceptual Design of a vCloud Suite Environment
- vCloud Suite Components in the Management Cluster
- Software-Defined Data Center Core Infrastructure
- Delivering an Infrastructure Service
- Delivering Platform as a Service
- Deploying vCloud Suite
- Install vCloud Suite Components
- Update vCloud Suite Components
- External Dependencies for Deploying vCloud Suite
- System Requirements of vCloud Suite Components
- Security Considerations
- Licensing
- vCloud Suite Licensing Model
- Activating vCloud Suite Components in the vSphere Web Client
- Activating vCloud Suite Components in the vSphere Client
- Add the vCloud Suite License by Using the vSphere Client
- Assign the vCloud Suite License to vSphere in the vSphere Client
- Assign the vCloud Suite License to vCenter Operations Management Suite in the vSphere Client
- Assign the vCloud Suite License to vCloud Networking and Security in the vSphere Client
- Assign the vCloud Suite License Key to vCenter Site Recovery Manager
- Activating vCloud Suite Components by Using Their Own Licensing Interfaces
- Monitoring License Usage for vCloud Suite
- vCloud Suite Use Cases
- Index
7 Update ESXi.
See Upgrading Your Hosts.
You should update VMware tools on your VMs after the ESXi update.
8 Update the following components:
Product Installation instructions
vShield Edge vShield Installation and Upgrade Guide
vShield App vShield Installation and Upgrade Guide
vShield Endpoint vShield Installation and Upgrade Guide
You have updated vCloud Suite components.
External Dependencies for Deploying vCloud Suite
External dependencies address other systems or technologies that depend on or might be affected by the
vCloud Suite infrastructure.
Table 3‑1. External Dependencies in vCloud Suite
Component Description
Active Directory Active Directory is required to implement and operate the
vCloud Suite infrastructure.
DNS DNS must be configured for connectivity between
vCenter Server, Active Directory, ESXi hosts, and virtual
machines.
DHCP/TFP PXE boot is required for vSphere Auto Deploy
functionality.
64-bit Windows OS Some vCloud Suite components can be installed on
Windows Server 2008 and later. vCloud Director requires
RHEL or CentOS Linux.
Microsoft SQL or Oracle database vCloud Suite components can work with embedded or
external databases, depending on the product and your
environment.
Network infrastructure Network infrastructure with 1Gbps or 10Gbps switches.
Depending on the needs of your environment, higher
throughput is recommended.
Storage Area Network Stability and performance of the SAN affects the virtual
machines.
Time synchronization Accurate time keeping and time synchronization is critical
for a healthy vSphere infrastructure. All components,
including ESXi hosts, vCenter Server, the SAN, physical
network infrastructure, and virtual machine guest
operating systems must have accurate time keeping. This is
especially critical for virtual machines protected by FT.
Staff Properly trained IT staff is critical for the correct
implementation, operation, support, and enhancement of
your environment.
Policies and procedures The policies and procedures governing the use of
information technology must be revised to properly
incorporate the unique properties and capabilities of
virtualization and cloud operations.
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